Essays about: "naval strategy"

Found 3 essays containing the words naval strategy.

  1. 1. Navigating Troubled Waters : The nexus of U.S.-China tensions in China´s near seas

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Charlotte Kleberg; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : China is becoming increasingly capable of denying American naval forces access to and freedom of navigation in its near seas by means of an ‘anti-access/area denial’ (A2/AD) strategy and related capabilities that could force United States Navy (USN) to operate at a greater distance from the theater of operations. The thesis examines the naval interaction between access and denial in relation to wartime naval missions, to explain the magnitude of what is at stake in China´s near seas. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Discretion of Swedish Naval Commanders 2006-2020

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Nils Forsberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Military strategy; policy implementation; discretion; political governance; navy; Sweden;

    Abstract : This descriptive case study builds on Johnsson’s (2017) The Strategic Colonels. It aims to further the understanding of the military as a political actor by studying the discretion of naval commanders. It mainly contributes by adding a naval perspective to the research on policy implementation. READ MORE

  3. 3. Mahan in a New Millennium

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Peter Thomsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Seapower; naval strategy; maritime strategy; Mahan; event study;

    Abstract : In 1890, the American naval officer and scholar Alfred Thayer Mahan formulated as a theory that seapower brings prosperity. This thesis in War Science tests whether Mahan’s theory remains valid in the modern day. A multi-disciplinary approach is taken, wherein a financial event study method is employed for hypothesis testing. READ MORE